21st Century Smallholder

Author : Paul Waddington
Publisher : Random House
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-27
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781409082958

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21st-Century Smallholder by Paul Waddington Pdf

Achieving genuine self-sufficiency of the kind described in John Seymour's classic guide is sadly beyond the vast reach of the urban majority today. Few have the space, and for those few there are comprehensive guidebooks. But where do the rest of us look for the answers to questions like how much effort does it really take to grow your own food? Is beekeeping difficult? Is solar power really worth the bother? From a small terraced house in the middle of a big city, Paul Waddington has made it his business to find out, and while trying it himself, has created a practical and absorbing guidebook along the way. It includes easy-to-read lists, tables, personal anecdote, and stunning illustrations, and more importantly demystifies the subject with practical tips that get to the heart of the matter to show you how you can enjoy the fulfilling aspects of the smallholding life without the hassle and expense of 'going all the way'. If you want to go back to the land without leaving home, this is the perfect guide.

Author : Paul Waddington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1409082970

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21st-Century Smallholder from Window Boxes to Allotments by Paul Waddington Pdf

Author : Paul Waddington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OCLC:1244230436

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21st-century Smallholder by Paul Waddington Pdf

Author : Paul Waddington
Publisher : Eden Project Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 190391969X

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2st Century Smallholder by Paul Waddington Pdf

Ever wondered how much effort it really takes to grown your own food? Is beekeeping difficult? Can you keep chickens in your garden and would you ever be able to go on vacation again? Is solar power really worth the bother? From a small terraced house in the middle of a big city, Paul Waddington has made it his business to find out, and while trying it himself, has created a practical and absorbing guidebook on the way. It includes easy-to-read lists, tables, personal anecdotes, and stunning illustrations, and more importantly demystifies the subject with practical tips that get to the heart of the matter to show you how you can enjoy the fulfilling aspects of the smallholding life without the hassle and expense of "going all the way." If you want to go back to the land without leaving home, this is the perfect guide.

Author : Knerr, Béatrice,Becerril García, Javier
Publisher : kassel university press GmbH
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783862199075

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Traditional Smallholder Farmers in a Growing Economy and a Globalized World by Knerr, Béatrice,Becerril García, Javier Pdf

?Smallholder farming plays a central role for the livelihood security of rural families in most low- to middle income countries. Beyond that it contributes to sustain important ecological functions and services. Yet, world-wide, increasing economic pressure threatens its viability, while young and capable labour force is attracted away to urban centres. In the Mexican state of Yucatán - where foremost indigenous Mayan people are practicing traditional farming under adverse natural conditions, using a broad variety of agro-biodiversity - these predominant trends can be observed like in a burning lens. Farming is more and more just performed for subsistence while cash for daily expenses is obtained from other sources. Aware of the sector’s benefits for society, Mexican policy makers recently put its services regarding food and livelihood security, agro-biodiversity, and maintenance of cultural heritage high on the agenda. Starting from that baseline, research teams affiliated to the University of Kassel and the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY) conducted several interrelated research projects. All investigations are grounded in field work, including intensive interviews among local people and experts. The results are assembled in this volume.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781853399411

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Smallholder Agriculture and Market Participation by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Smallholder Agriculture and Market Participation discusses the evolution of policies for smallholder development, including the role of value chains, and the linkages that exist with the Sustainable Development Goals. New, innovative financial mechanisms and linked initiatives are outlined, and their potential to improve the availability of financial services and reduce market transaction costs. Risk management for agricultural smallholders is covered, together with the increasing role of insura nce as a mechanism for risk management among smallholders. Empirical data are used to illustrate the more conceptual work. The last part of the book provides case studies of selected commodity value chain investments involving smallholders in Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) and South America (Peru), implemented by FAO. The lessons concern project design and targeting, product and market analysis, regulatory issues, sustainability and improved natural resources management.

Author : Liz Shankland
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783162819

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The Practical Guide to Buying and Running a Smallholding in Wales by Liz Shankland Pdf

Offers guidance to buying and running a smallholding in Wales, aimed at would-be downshifters, wherever they may live.

Author : International Finance Corporation
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464819636

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Working with Smallholders by International Finance Corporation Pdf

Smallholder farmers are the stewards of more than 80 percent of the world’s farms. These small family businesses produce about one-third of the world’s food. In Africa and Asia, smallholders dominate the production of food crops, as well as export commodities such as cocoa, coffee, and cotton. However, smallholders and farm workers remain among the poorest segments of the population, and they are on the frontline of climate change. Smallholder farmers face constraints in accessing inputs, finance, knowledge, technology, labor, and markets. Raising farm-level productivity in a sustainable way is a key development priority. Agribusinesses are increasingly working with smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries to secure agricultural commodities. More productive smallholders boost rural incomes and economic growth, as well as reduce poverty. Smallholders also represent a growing underserved market for farm inputs, information, and financial services. Working with Smallholders: A Handbook for Firms Building Sustainable Supply Chains (third edition) shows agribusinesses how to engage more effectively with smallholders and to develop sustainable, resilient, and productive supply chains. The book compiles practical solutions and cutting-edge ideas to overcome the challenges facing smallholders. This third edition is substantially revised from the second edition and incorporates new material on the potential for digital technologies and sustainable farming. This handbook is written principally to outline opportunities for the private sector. The content may also be useful to the staffs of governmental or nongovernmental development programs working with smallholders, as well as to academic and research institutions.

Author : Göran Djurfeldt,Ernest Aryeetey,Aida C. Isinika
Publisher : CABI
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845937164

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African Smallholders by Göran Djurfeldt,Ernest Aryeetey,Aida C. Isinika Pdf

This book investigates how the changed agricultural policy climate affected government policies in the nine countries studied already as part of the preceding project: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. By repeating the cross-sectional survey made in over 100 villages in 2002 and converting it into a panel, it is possible to trace village- and household-level effects of agricultural policies and other macro-level processes. The book consists of 14 chapters most of which revolve around studies on each of the nine case study countries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CIMMYT
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Corn
ISBN : 9686923519

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Maize research for stress environments by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ingrid Oborn,Bernard Vanlauwe,Michael Phillips,Richard Thomas,Willemien Brooijmans,Kwesi Atta-Krah
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317212010

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Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture by Ingrid Oborn,Bernard Vanlauwe,Michael Phillips,Richard Thomas,Willemien Brooijmans,Kwesi Atta-Krah Pdf

Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and nutrition security, gender and equity are crucial components. This book describes different aspects of systems research in agriculture in its broadest sense, where the focus is moved from farming systems to livelihoods systems and institutional innovation. Much of the work represents outputs of the three CGIAR Research Programs on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics, Aquatic Agricultural Systems and Dryland Systems. The chapters are based around four themes: the conceptual underpinnings of systems research; sustainable intensification in practice; integrating nutrition, gender and equity in research for improved livelihoods; and systems and institutional innovation. While most of the case studies are from countries and agro-ecological zones in Africa, there are also some from Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Author : Takeshima, Hiroyuki,Shrestha, Rudra Bahadur,Kaphle, Basu Dev,Karkee, Madhab,Pokhrel, Suroj,Kumar, Anjani
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Effects of agricultural mechanization on smallholders and their self-selection into farming by Takeshima, Hiroyuki,Shrestha, Rudra Bahadur,Kaphle, Basu Dev,Karkee, Madhab,Pokhrel, Suroj,Kumar, Anjani Pdf

This research was undertaken to better assess the role of mechanization in the future of smallholder farmers in Nepal. It addresses the knowledge gap about whether promoting mechanization that is often complementary to land can effectively support smallholders, particularly in the face of a growing nonfarm sector. Rising rural wages in Nepal have increasingly put pressures on smallholder farmers, who tend to operate labor-intensive farming. Agricultural mechanization through custom hiring of tractor services has recently been considered as an option to mitigate the impact of rising labor costs for smallholders. However, the benefit of agricultural mechanization may still be better captured by exploiting the economies of scale of medium to large farmers rather than smallholders. In the meantime, the Nepal agricultural sector still employs a disproportionate share of workers given its share in the economy, potentially depressing agricultural labor productivity. It is therefore an important policy question whether to (1) continue supporting smallholders through custom-hired tractor services or (2) encourage smallholders to rent their farms out to medium-size or larger farmers, while helping smallholders specialize in the nonfarm sector, where their labor productivity may be higher. Using samples from the Terai zone—one of the agroecological belts in Nepal, largely consisting of lowland plains— from the Nepal Living Standards Survey, we assess whether the benefits of hiring in tractor services are greater among medium to large farmers than among smallholders, and how these benefits may depend on smallholders’ decision to remain in or leave farming. This study also contributes to the impact evaluation literature by showing that jointly assessing the effects of two treatments (whether to adopt custom-hired tractor services and continue farming, or to search for better options and specialize in off-farm activities) can lead to different implications than assessing them separately. Our analyses suggest that the government should continue to promote custom-hired tractor services not only for medium to large farmers but also for smallholders. If, over time, barriers to specializing in nonfarm activities are lowered and more smallholders start leaving farming, mechanization may no longer benefit the remaining smallholders. Support for mechanization can then be focused more on medium to large farmers, while types of support other than mechanization can be devised for the remaining smallholders.

Author : Paul Sillitoe
Publisher : CABI
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781780647050

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Indigenous Knowledge by Paul Sillitoe Pdf

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) reviews cutting-edge research and links theory with practice to further our understanding of this important approach's contribution to natural resource management. It addresses IK's potential in solving issues such as coping with change, ensuring global food supply for a growing population, reversing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable practices. It is increasingly recognised that IK, which has featured centrally in resource management for millennia, should play a significant part in today's programmes that seek to increase land productivity and food security while ensuring environmental conservation. An invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in environmental science and natural resources management, this book is also an informative read for development practitioners and undergraduates in agriculture, forestry, geography, anthropology and environmental studies.

Author : Sergio Gomez y Paloma,Laura Riesgo,Kamel Louhichi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9783030421489

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The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security by Sergio Gomez y Paloma,Laura Riesgo,Kamel Louhichi Pdf

This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity.

Author : Herman D. van Schalkwyk,Jan A. Groenewald,Gavin C.G. Fraser,Ajuruchukwu Obi,Aad van Tilburg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789086861682

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Unlocking markets to smallholders by Herman D. van Schalkwyk,Jan A. Groenewald,Gavin C.G. Fraser,Ajuruchukwu Obi,Aad van Tilburg Pdf

This book assesses the institutional, technical and market constraints as well as opportunities for smallholders, notably, emerging farmers in disadvantaged areas such as the former homelands of South Africa. Emerging farmers are previously disadvantaged black people who started or will start their business with the support of special government programs. Public support programs have been developed as part of the Black Economic Empowerment strategy of the South African government. These programs aim to improve the performance of emerging farmers. This requires, first and foremost, upgrading the emerging farmers skills by providing access to knowledge about agricultural and entrepreneurial practices. To become or to remain good farmers they also need access to suitable agricultural land and sufficient water for irrigation and for feeding their cattle. Finally, for emerging farmers to be engaged in viable farming operations, various factors need to be in place such as marketing and service institutions to give credit for agricultural inputs and investments; input markets for farm machinery, farm implements, fertilizers and quality seeds; and accessible output markets for their end products. This book develops a policy framework and potential institutional responses to unlock the relevant markets for smallholders.